"La Divine Comtesse": Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione

[The Gaze]

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[The Gaze], 1856–57
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Albumen silver print; 8.9 x 6.4 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

The Queen of Hearts

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The Queen of Hearts, 1861–63
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Salted paper print overpainted with gouache by Aquilin Schad (French?, 1817–1866); 57.3 x 44 cm (72.3 x 59 cm with decorative border)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Vengeance

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Vengeance, 1863–67
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Albumen silver print retouched with gouache; 24.4 x 19.2 cm
Martini di Cigala Collection, San Giusto a Rentennano, Siena

[Fright]

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[Fright], 1861–67
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Salted paper print retouched with gouache by the Countess de Castiglione; 12.7 x 15.2 cm
The David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1975 (1975.548.119)

Scherzo di Follia [Game of Madness]

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Scherzo di Follia [Game of Madness], 1863–66, printed ca. 1930
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Gelatin silver print; 39.8 x 29.7 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York

Le Pé [The Foot]

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Le Pé [The Foot], August 1, 1894
Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
Albumen silver print; 14.4 x 10 cm
Gilman Paper Company Collection, New York